Port Moresby vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Moresby	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$547	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1353	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$238	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	13
😀 Quality of life	51	36
🏙️ Population	317K	948K

The cost of living in Port Moresby is 53% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8259th and 4590th ($547 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Papua New Guinea and Laos, respectively. Check Papua New Guinea vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Moresby compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Port Moresby ranked 1st best city to live in Papua New Guinea vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6197th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Moresby vs Vientiane

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	Port Moresby	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.79	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$320	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.85	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.98	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.42	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3751	$9354

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Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393